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"Eric explains ""Eric explains "Grok Headline matches for "Eric explains "Joel on EricJoel on Eric 12/15/2003 09:11 PM Joel Spolsky's latest essay reviews Eric Raymond's The Art of Unix Programming (a book I really want to pick up) and uses it as background for a discussion of the cultural differences between Windows and Unix programmers. As always, it's an insightful piece. Joel's key point is that while Unix programmers write code for other programmers, Windows programmers write code for end users. Unix programs end up being far more powerful and flexible, but Windows programs allow Aunt Madge to send email. Joel places the blame for the lack of success of Linux as a desktop operating systems on the cultural values that underpin it, which celebrate the diversity of multiple window managers rather than condeming them for confusing end users. It's all good stuff. I'd argue that the rise of web-based applications balances the playing field somewhat in terms of ease of use of the different platforms - most people can handle a web application now (look at the success of webmail) and most browser behave in pretty much the same way no matter what operating system they run on. I guess that's why Microsoft were so scared of Netscape back in 1996. Art: Eric WhiteArt: Eric White 12/30/2003 12:14 PM  (via Wiley's blog)"Eric.Webl0g()""Eric.Webl0g()" 05/27/2004 04:55 AM More Eric MeyerMore Eric Meyer 04/14/2004 02:36 PM Well since the cat seems to be out of the bag, More Eric Meyer on CSS is hot off the press and on its way to a bookstore near you. As a technical reviewer of the book (along with... Eric goes statiEric goes stati 06/09/2004 05:54 AM Stat!. Right. Apparently as I get more and more tired, the entry titles suck more and more. Anyways, lately I've been involved in more than a few discussions where knowing about the composition of the "FOAF-sphere" (god, I must be tired) would be useful. Specifically, right now there exist a lot of different kinds of FOAF in the world. Some mal-formed, some using old vocab items, some piping hot and fresh from active developers and systems. Being able to say what percentages exist would be really really nice. So, I've dragged out the scutter code, and currently the "SemanticWebStatsBot" is crawling around the FOAF web. It's as polite as I'm getting for off-the-cuff code, namely it only does one request per second. It kinda pays attention to HTTP codes, but not really. iono quite what to do about Livejournal just yet, probably mull that one over in my sleep at some point. Currently, I'm trying to answer the following "starter set" of questions:
If the data looks interesting coming out of this, and it isn't too difficult to maintain (see: LiveJournal), I'm thinking I might just do this as a monthly compendium. Sort of a "State of the FOAF" if you will. So, the question is: If you had a monthly peek at the "Semantic Web" (or at least a fairly broad subset of the publicly available part of it), what kind of questions would you want answered?[esigler.2nw.net] Eric Berlin:Eric Berlin: 03/31/2005 07:28 PM 132nd edition of Carnival of the Vanities .. Eric Berlin's blog .. 132nd ericberlin.com/mt/archives/2005/03/_welcome_to_the.html Eric Meyer on CSSEric Meyer on CSS 06/27/2004 10:06 AM
In the end, the book wasn't for me. If you're a CSS hacker of some repute, you're probably not going to get a lot out of this book. But if you've just started CSS and want to become such a hacker, this one is right up your alley. The book is divided into "projects." In the beginning of each chapter, Meyer states what you're going to try and do, then walks you though every line of CSS to get there, explaining what you're doing along the way. The idea is that you'll download the project files from the companion Web site, and follow along — changing the CSS as he writes, then refreshing your pages. This is a fantastic way to do it, and is perfect for the beginner who wants to see exactly what their changes produce. Sadly, however, I was on a airplane at the time, which doesn't lend itself well to coding, and rather than completing long-winded projects, I was really looking for some wicked tips and theories to earn myself entrance to CSS Nirvana. I did learn a few things. The chapter on fixed background positioning was good, as was the last chapter in the book, where he tries to take the layout of the book, and convert it into CSS for equivalent display on the Web. The best bits for me, it turned out, where the little sidenotes in the margins. Don't get me wrong, this is a good book. I was just the wrong audience. He has another one — More Eric Meyer on CSS. Perhaps I'll try that one. Click here to comment on this entry ERIC DatabaseERIC Database 09/02/2004 06:26 AM  ERIC Database ERIC Database http://www.eric.ed.gov/ The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature. The new ERIC online system, released September 2004, provides the public with a centralized ERIC Web site for searching the ERIC bibliographic database of more than 1.1 million citations going back to 1966. Effective October 1, more than 107,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued 1993-2004), previously available through fee-based services only, will be available for free. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. This will also be added to Academic Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide and Education and Distance Learning Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide. Eric J. Heller GalleryEric J. Heller Gallery 06/07/2004 06:03 AM www.ericjhellergallery.com/ .. makes incredible pictures .. Eric J. Heller's Gallery .. gallery ericjhellergallery.com Eric Rosebrock's New Book Available!Eric Rosebrock's New Book Available! 08/20/2004 02:39 PM Eric Rosebrock's new Book, Setting Up LAMP: Getting Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP Working Together is now available in stores! Learn how to setup your own Linux Web Server! About Google's Eric SchmidtAbout Google's Eric Schmidt 11/05/2003 07:07 PM AlwaysOn: But you bought blogging software and a blogging search engine with a million registered users, as far as I understand. ... Eric van der Vlist on W3C XML SchemaEric van der Vlist on W3C XML Schema 05/23/2002 10:39 PM Congrats to Eric RiceCongrats to Eric Rice 03/22/2005 09:39 PM Eric has just gotten Warner Bros to sponsor him and his posse's podcasting. I guess he beat out Adam Curry. Congrats to Eric. An Interview with Eric BlossomAn Interview with Eric Blossom 05/07/2004 05:06 AM The creator behind GNU Radio discusses its future as a business and possible fallout from the FCC. Interview with Eric MeyerInterview with Eric Meyer 01/23/2003 05:05 PM What is the future of CSS and how complex is the learning curve for a web developer? Eric Meyer answers our questions. Entrevista a Eric Meyer en WSGEntrevista a Eric Meyer en WSG 05/01/2004 11:40 AM The XML.com Interview: Eric MeyerThe XML.com Interview: Eric Meyer 03/12/2003 07:07 PM Russell Dyer talks to Eric Meyer, invited expert to the W3C's CSS Working Group, and author of O'Reilly's "Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide." Eric Scott: Playing To WinEric Scott: Playing To Win 10/28/2003 11:06 PM "The idea has to be big, simple and true. Apple's a great example of that. You know what's behind Apple." By Sam McMillan (Apple via MyAppleMenu) Pythonline > Biographies > Eric IdlePythonline > Biographies > Eric Idle 05/26/2004 07:25 AM Eric Idle has a new song: The FCC Song 5/20 .. Idle pythonline.com/plugs/idle/index.shtml Eric Albert on counting threadsEric Albert on counting threads 11/02/2003 02:07 PM I had lunch with Eric Albert and Buzz Andersen at the OS X conference. Eric helped me debug a mach port leak in NetNewsWire. It was in a method which counted the current number of threads in use. In case you’re curious about how to count threads, here’s Eric's post on how to do it without leaking mach ports. Another reason I love Eric SiglerAnother reason I love Eric Sigler 01/16/2004 11:28 AM OPML or bust. OPML or bust.Right. So, recently Dave Winer has been working on a service to allow people to publish their OPML files into a collective group aggregation. Spiffy enough. He's made the data public, he's made an SDK, the data is even under a Creative Commons "Share Alike" license . All is well with the world. Until you read "How you may use the data" from the SDK:
Winer attempted to create a "dual license" for his data, so that one type of usage (in OPML format) is covered under CC's by-sa license, and the other kinds of usage (anything else) is a "mother may I" sort of thing. It seems all well and good. But there's a problem. The CC's by-sa license allows anyone to make a derivative work of the data, and in any format they choose. Relevant bits:
"So", you say, "he can just say that using the by-sa license, people have to keep their work in OPML". But the terms of the license don't allow him to make stipulations as to how the data is used beyond what is in the license. Othe rs have found this out the hard way. Relevant bit:
So, to recap:
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I don't even know that I have the right interpretation of this. But since the SDK says it's "draft", now is probably the time to address these issues. (Hell, one quick way out is to just pull the CC license. As I understand it the content served while the license was granted is still under the old terms, but anything served after that wouldn't be.)[esigler.2nw.net/blog] I should note that we (Broadband Mechanics) have everything to gain by having OPML promoted. We have an on-line outliner - called the WebOutliner - that saves off and imports OPML. Theoretically all of these CC OPML files can be used by the WebOutliner to..... Maybe this is something Joi should look into. Eric Eldred in the Boston GlobeEric Eldred in the Boston Globe 07/20/2004 05:50 PM
In honor of the 150th anniversary for Thoreau's Walden, Creative Commons co-founder Eric Eldred decided to share and print free public domain copies of Walden (here's the Word doc version at Eldred's own site) at Walden Pond, but was asked to leave. The Boston Globe published an article about this yesterday, complete with a great photo of Eric sporting a Creative Commons t-shirt. Eric Drexler's new nanoscience siteEric Drexler's new nanoscience site 05/04/2004 10:52 AM  Nanotechnology pioneer K.
Eric Drexler has launched a site focused on the "science behind
emerging technologies of broad importance." Along with deep technical
information on nanotechnology, e-drexler.com will also explore secure,
distributed computing efforts.
"A better understanding can benefit both technical leaders seeking productive directions for research and development, and policy makers aiming to make wise decisions."A sister site called metamodern.com will delve into the social implications of these technologies. What Eric Schmidt Found at GoogleWhat Eric Schmidt Found at Google 04/26/2004 04:58 AM Business Week Apr 26 2004 9:18AM GMT Eric 'phpfreak' Rosebrock's Book Is
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